Phase 2In Phase 2, children begin to learn the sounds that letters make (phonemes). There are 44 sounds in all. Some are made with two letters, but in Phase 2, children focus on learning the 19 most common single letter sounds. Details of the different sounds we learn can be found on the sheet overleaf. Please practice these with your child at home.

There are lots of useful songs, games and websites you could access with your child at home. Please follow the links below:

Letters and Sounds (http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/) – has free online games and printable resources to support phonics development at home.

During our phonics sessions we use these phrases to encourage the children to form their letters correctly. Please use these phrases at home to help your child.

s – Slither down the snakea – Around the apple, down the leaft – Down the tower, across the towerp – Down the plait, up and over the pirates facei– Down the insect, dot for the headn – Down Nobby, up and over the netm – Maisie, mountain, mountaind– Around the dinosaurs’ bottom, up his tall neck, down to his feetg – Round her face, down her hair, give her a curlo – All around the orangec – Curl around the caterpillark – Down the kangaroo’s body, tail and lege – Lift off the top, scoop out the eggu – Down and under, up to the top and draw the puddler – Down the robot and curl over his armh – Down the horses head to the hooves and over his backb- Down the laces to the heel, round the toef – Down the stem, and draw the leavesl – Down the long legj – Down his body, curl and dotv – Down a wing, up a wingq - Round her head, up past her earrings and down her hairw – Down, up, down, upx – Down the arm and leg and repeat on the other sidey – Down a horn, up a horn and under his headz – zig zag zip

Below is a YouTube clip that shows how to pronounce phonics sounds.

Below you will find the information from our phonics workshop for parents held on Wednesday 9th November.